"This is what I worked my whole life for," Amaya told MLSSoccer.com at the draft in Chicago. "This is a crazy moment."

Amaya, 18, is the youngest player in the draft, but his upside is such that he's expected to adapt well to the professional game, even in a central playmaking role that is usually the domain of foreign players.

FC Cincinnati has acquired defender Kendall Waston from the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for up to $825,000 in allocation money plus an international roster spot for 2019, the clubs announced on Tuesday.

The allocation money breakdown sees Vancouver receive $450,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM), $300,000 of Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), and an additional $75,000 in GAM if Waston reaches certain performance-based incentives. The combined total of allocation money that changed hands is an...